Gu Linchao's face flushed, and he pulled her away.
Wen Nong Nong quickly grabbed him, "Your Highness, the door is this way."
Gu Linchao: "..."
Wen Nongnong chuckled and pulled him towards the door.
West Garden, hot spring pool.
Steam rises and water ripples.
A beautiful love affair is unfolding.
...
Afterwards, Wen Nongnong slept in the West Garden.
The next day, Wen Nongnong woke up in Gu Linchao's arms, feeling as if she were in a dream.
She hugged his waist tightly, nuzzling her head against his chest.
"Why aren't you sleeping?" Gu Linchao had already woken up. Seeing her writhing in his arms like a cat, he couldn't help but pinch her shoulder and ask gently.
Wen Nongnong shook her head. "I've had enough sleep." Thinking of something, she leaned against him. "From now on, Your Highness won't have to go to court anymore?"
Gu Linchao paused for a moment before saying, "Nongnong, we will have to leave the capital in a couple of days and head to Xiangzhou."
"Why?" Wen Nongnong frowned.
“I am no longer the regent and no longer need to assist the emperor, so I must return to my fiefdom,” Gu Linchao said.
Upon hearing this, Wen Nongnong fell silent for a moment. Actually, it didn't matter where she went with him, but...
"Is Your Highness preparing to hand over the military tally to the Emperor?"
"Hmm," Gu Linchao responded in a low voice.
Seeing this, Wen Nongnong became somewhat anxious, "Your Highness, can you not hand over the military tally?"
“Nongnong, the military tally originally belonged to the royal family. I was in charge of military duties before, but now that I have relinquished my responsibilities, I should hand over the military tally,” Gu Linchao said.
“But Gu Heng is an ingrate. If you hand over the military seal, he might turn around and deal with you.”
"No, I've lost my military power and am far from the capital, so he won't care anymore," Gu Linchao said gently.
"Your Highness, you think too highly of him. Even if we go to Xiangzhou to take up our fiefdom and are far away from the capital, he will not let us go, because... because..."
"Why?"
Wen Nongnong pulled him up to sit up and said seriously, "Does Your Highness know what I went through before Si Yi came to save me yesterday?"
"What?" Gu Linchao's heart tightened.
Wen Nongnong suddenly threw herself into his arms and began to sob, "I...I don't want to live anymore..."
Gu Linchao held her shoulders and said in a deep voice, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
"I...I have no face to see Your Highness. I...I shouldn't have come back. I should have just died out there..."
"Wen Nongnong, shut up!" Gu Linchao's temple veins bulged. "What nonsense are you spouting? What's with all this talk about dying?"
Wen Nong Nong leaned against him and suddenly stopped talking.
"What exactly happened?" Gu Linchao couldn't contain himself when he saw her like this.
Wen Nongnong sobbed softly, "I...I'm too ashamed to say it..."
Gu Linchao's heart skipped a beat, and he pursed his dry lips. "Tell me quickly!"
"I won't tell!" Wen Nongnong suddenly pushed him angrily. "If you hand over the military seal, it's the same as handing me over to someone else. You can't protect me." With that, she tried to get out of bed.
But Gu Linchao was so angry after hearing her words that his face turned ashen. He grabbed her wrist and pressed her down on the quilt. "Wen Nongnong, I don't want to hear those words again. You're not allowed to say them again. Do you understand?"
She paused, then added, "You're deliberately trying to provoke me, aren't you?"
"I'm not angry with you, I'm telling the truth." Wen Nongnong shouted, trying to push him away, but she couldn't budge him at all. "If you don't believe me, you can call Si Yi over and ask him."
Si Yi was having breakfast in his courtyard when suddenly his eyelids started twitching.
He frowned and pressed his brow.
Just then, Wang Houde walked over and said, "Old Yi, the master wants you to go over there."
"What is it?" Si asked.
"I don't know either." Wang Houde shrugged, but as he left, he couldn't help but add, "But it seems that Master and Empress had a fight this morning. I wonder if it's because of this?"
Upon hearing this, Si Yi immediately had a bad feeling.
We arrived at the West Garden.
As soon as he stepped into the room, he saw that the atmosphere was tense. The master and the princess were sitting in different corners, ignoring each other.
"Master is looking for me?" he asked, breaking the silence in the room.
Upon hearing the voice, Gu Linchao turned to him and asked, "When you went to rescue the Princess yesterday, did something happen?"
Si Yi was a little confused when he suddenly saw Wen Nongnong giving him a wink.
He paused, then looked at him questioningly: What's going on?
Wen Nongnong suddenly sighed, looking rather dejected, and said, "Now that things have come to this, Si Yi, you don't need to hide anything from your master anymore. Tell him everything you saw yesterday. Even if he wants to divorce me, I'll accept it. After all, the Emperor took a liking to me and almost laid a hand on me... Waaah, I might as well just die..."
Si Yi: "..."
Gu Linchao's face was extremely ugly. He slammed his hand heavily on the armrest of the chair and asked in a deep voice, "Si Yi, is it really as the Princess Consort said?"
Wen Nongnong desperately winked at Si Yi.
Si Yi steadied himself, his fingers gripping the sword hilt opening and then tightening again. After a long pause, he responded softly, "The Princess Consort didn't utter a single falsehood. When I arrived, the Emperor... the Emperor was trying to tear off the Princess Consort's clothes..."
Wen Nongnong: "..."
She stared at Si Yi in shock.
This kid, without making a sound, is even more ruthless than her; he doesn't blush at all when he lies.
She got to know him all over again.
"Bang!" Gu Linchao smashed the armrest of the chair with his fist and roared, "Beast!"
Wen Nongnong swallowed hard, looking at the chair armrests scattered on the floor: "..."
Cold sweat trickled down Si Yi's forehead.
Gu Linchao was furious. No wonder Gu Heng refused to release Nong Nong even after exchanging the military tally; it turned out...
Gu Linchao was shocked and furious.
"Your Highness, your hand is bleeding." At this moment, Wen Nongnong exclaimed in surprise. Forgetting her fear, she quickly grabbed a handkerchief, rushed over, and bandaged his bleeding hand.
"Get out of here!" Gu Linchao suddenly said in a deep voice.
"Yes." Si Yi felt as if he had been granted a pardon and quickly withdrew.
Once everyone else was out of the room, Gu Linchao pulled Wen Nongnong into his arms, saying, "You've been wronged."
"I'm fine, thankfully Si Yi arrived in time. It's just that Gu Heng is too despicable. He actually... he actually disregarded morality... such a shameless beast has no right to be a ruler," Wen Nongnong said in shame and indignation.
Gu Linchao was silent for a moment, then suddenly put his hand on her shoulder, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Did Gu Heng... touch you?"
Upon hearing this, Wen Nongnong stared at him with wide eyes.
What does he mean by that? Does he suspect that she has lost her virginity?
"I've already said no, why don't you believe me?" she said vehemently. "Is Your Highness so concerned that you want me to die to prove my innocence?"
Gu Linchao hurriedly pulled her into his arms, "That's not what I meant, and I don't disbelieve you. Don't talk nonsense."
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